dwelling
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Unlike so many retellings of famous assassinations, attempted or otherwise, Harron’s movie gets to the heart of its subject’s discontent without dwelling on dramatizations of Solanas’ fragile psyche.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
Fatone, 49, purchased the sprawling 10,000-square-foot Orlando dwelling for $2.65 million in August 2001, when he and his bandmates—Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Lance Bass, and Chris Kirkpatrick—were at the height of their fame.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026
With the main house finished for now, Fahmy hopes to turn the garage into an accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, in the style of Mexican architect Luis Barragán: bold with color and texture.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Jailing Garner, Judge Brian Cummings KC said: "The suffering experienced by Mr McColl was quite unspeakable and really does not bear dwelling on."
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
You can’t keep dwelling on the past when you can’t undo it.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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